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Creator:: Kneedler, Blythe K.
Abstract:: As program participants integrate new knowledge and understanding into previous standards regarding attitudes or perceptions, these altered standards violate the assumption of consistency inherent to the pretest-posttest method for measuring change over time. If this violation, or response-shift bias, is not controlled results can be misleading, which carries serious implications...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Science in Human Development and Family Studies presented on May 4,2001. Title: The Efficiency ofa

Creator:: Oregon State University. Dept. of Computer Science, Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan, and Metoyer, Ronald A., 1971-
Abstract:: This paper presents an empirical approach for measuring and characterizing the responsiveness of a character to changes in goal. Our approach is based on keeping track of the character's progress towards a frequently changing goal. A "distance-to-goal" function is defined to measure the progress. We then calculate an asymptotic proportion...
Resource Type:: Research Paper
Full Text:: . Precomputing avatar behavior from human motion data. InProceedings of the 2004 ACM SIGGRAPH/Eurographics

Creator:: Srinivasan, Madhusudhanan
Abstract:: In this dissertation, we present a user-in-the-loop method for the design of an interactive motion data structure that benefits from the advantages of both motion graphs and blend-based techniques. Our novel approach automatically analyzes a traditional motion graph built from labeled motion clips. The result is a more condensed, coarser...
Resource Type:: Dissertation
Full Text:: : Behavior Graphs for Data-driven Animation of 3D Characters Abstract approved: Ronald A. Metoyer In this

Creator:: Rose, Robert W.
Abstract:: Full dynamic control of physically simulated characters is the holy grail of video games and other interactive applications. Recent advances in the field have presented controllers that can handle the balance and fall response after a collision. This thesis addresses the development of a controller that handles the response before...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: Controlling Physically Simulated Humans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 2.3 Genetic Optimization of Human

Creator:: Lai, I-Ju
Abstract:: Calcium is important to bone health as well as related to a number of health problems such as osteoporosis, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and some cancers. Calcium intake level was far below the Dietary Reference Intake and dairy product consumption was inconsistent with the Daily Dietary Guidelines among adolescents in Taiwan...
Resource Type:: Dissertation

Creator:: Spiegel, Caleb S.
Abstract:: Shorebirds display great variation in mating systems and breed in dynamic environments that are increasingly subject to human threats worldwide. In order to adequately assess productivity and demography of shorebird populations, it is important to understand factors that influence patterns of parental care and reproductive success. The Black Oystercatcher (Haematopus...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: behavior and success is necessary before assessing the affect of human activity on shorebird populations

Creator:: Naylor, Leslie M.
Abstract:: I measured responses of free-ranging Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) to recreational disturbance at Starkey Experimental Forest and Range, Oregon from April to October, 2003 and 2004. Resting, feeding, and travel activities of 13 cow elk were recorded at 5-minute intervals using Actiwatch™ motion sensors. Elk were subjected to four...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: and traveling behavior between disturbance and control periods? 2. Different types of human activity

Creator:: Wright, Sadie K.
Abstract:: The California brown pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis californicus) is listed as an endangered species under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. The Recovery Plan for this subspecies outlines the need to "Assure long-term protection of adequate food supplies and essential. . .roosting. . . habitat throughout the range." I investigated the effects...
Resource Type:: Masters Thesis
Full Text:: , 1 examined potential differences in pelican numbers, distribution, and behavior on East Sand Island

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